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South Vietnamese pilot and family escape Saigon with daring flight and help of USS Midway
His country had fallen. The enemy was approaching. South Vietnamese Air Force Maj. Buang-Ly knew his life and the lives of his wife, and their five young children, ages 1 through 6, were in danger as ...
South Dakota veteran remembers Operation Frequent Wind 50 years later
Flandreau native and current Sioux Falls resident Paul Millman served in the Navy alongside his brother aboard the USS Midway ...
50 years later | USS Midway Air Boss reflects on mission that saved more than 3,000 lives
The story of D-Day and the Shermans trying to swim to the shore of Omaha Beach is legendary. The 741st Tank Battalion would ...
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50 years later: San Diego’s USS Midway and the fall of Sàigòn
The war in Vietnam ended with the fall of Sàigòn 50 years ago, changing the course of many lives — from those who served, to ...
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50 years later: Local Vietnamese refugee shares her story of survival as USS Midway crucial in rescuing thousands after Fall of Saigon
The USS Midway was the first stop to freedom for over 3,000 Vietnamese refugees fleeing the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, providing them with food, medical care, and a safe landing.
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‘I can’t do that’: Teen flees Saigon as city collapses
Saigon, Vietnam — a city on the brink of collapse in April 1975. Born into a deadly war, Stephanie’s story takes us back to April 29, ...